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It activates the same chemicals in your brain as cocaine! not-built-for-this

Well, yeah, there are only ~~three~~^[@Neuromancer49@midwest.social corrected me] a few neurotransmitters. That's not saying much.

You know what else activates those chemicals? Practically everything. When scientists breed "knockout" mice without dopamine, the mice just stand there until they die of thirst, because there is no reward for.... living.

It contains more germs than a toilet seat! NOOOOO

Germs like moist surfaces. We don't want germs on our toilets, which is why we make them out of porcelain, which is hard, dry, non-porous, and easy to clean.

If it had more germs than your colon, then I would be concerned.

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[–] segfault11@hexbear.net 40 points 1 week ago (3 children)

it's one atom away from being a deadly toxin! tails-startled

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago

Then you have enantiomers and they're the same amount of atoms but just arranged different and you're boned.

[–] Rom@hexbear.net 14 points 6 days ago

H~2~O~2~ = hydrogen peroxide, you will die if you drink it

H~2~O = water, you will die if you stop drinking it

[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago

"Margarine is one molecule away from plastic". Dog, please read an organic chemistry textbook once.